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Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest person, turned 119 on Sunday. Photograph: KYODO/Reuters Kane Tanaka has set her sights on becoming 120 next year, as figures show the number of young adults in Japan in steep decline by Justin McCurry The world’s oldest person has celebrated her 119th birthday in Japan, saying she is determined to extend the record by another year. Kane Tanaka, who has a weakness for fizzy drinks and chocolate, marked the milestone on Sunday with staff at the nursing home where she lives in Fukuoka prefecture, south-west Japan, according to media reports. The Guinness Book of Records recognized Tanaka’s status in March 2019, when she was 116; she went on to achieve an all-time Japanese age record when she reached 117 years and 261 days in September 2020. Born in 1903 – the year the Wright brothers made their first powered flight and the first Tour de France was held – Tanaka has lived through five Japanese imperial reigns and has set her sights on reaching her 120th birt...

Paying children’s school fees is the obligation of every parent; and settling this timely will save the students a lot of embarrassment from their school authorities.

Doctors in India were stunned to remove a tapeworm measuring more than 6 feet through a patient's mouth, according to a report published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Six classrooms has been completed and delivered to Satellite Town Junior Secondary School, Lagos. The project started on the 19th of November, 2021 where Hon. Oghene Emma Egoh layed the first blocks. Two months later, on the 14th of January 2022, the project has been completed. The member representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency in the Federal House of Representative, Hon. Egoh through his faceboook page said as he expressed his joy after the project has been completed: "I layed the blocks for a new block of 6 classrooms at satellite town junior secondary school. Today I am very glad to inform you that the block of 6 classrooms have been finished and it glades my heart. Thank you for reading. Kindly share also.

WIFE: Which teams are playing? HUSBAND: Arsenal and Manchester.   WIFE: Oooh wonderful! I love Arsenal. HUSBAND: That’s a good team.

At least, 370, 389 households have been displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency.  A don at the University of Ilorin, Dr. Abiola Adimula, stated this in a paper she released to journalists in Abuja on Monday.

Oriade Local Development Area has conducted their 2022 budget retreat. The event which took place at De Santiago Milan Hotel & Suites, Festac Town, Lagos was organized to commence routine planning for 2022 fiscal year, while stepping up pragmatic strategies towards improving revenue generation drive for the council. The Executive Chairman of Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Hon. Ramotalai Akinlola-Hassan has described the council’s Year 2022 Budget as Budget of Development. While further explaining that the Budget is geared towards achieving more significant developmental continuity in the LCDA as implemented in the previous year, the Chairman stressed that all hands must be on deck to achieve this. The Executive Chairman of Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Hon. Ramotalai Akinlola-Hassan The Chairman revealed that over the years, her administration has continued to record greater strides in the area of infrastructural development, Empowerment, Health and Env...

“He cannot answer the phone,” the lady said. “The news is true. ‘No More Loss’ passed on this morning. I can’t disclose what happened right now. 

Photo and write up through a facebook post by GFCC GO, Apst. Nanakeme Yalah "Candiates of Baptism today April 30/2017 @GFCC Kirikiri riverside PTCK Lagos. Candadiates for water baptism this morning from both the GFCC-Junior Church (Teens) and adults/youths. Glory to God (4th set month of April) 2017"  Thank you for reading. Kindly share also.

Kiladejo, Osemawe of Ondo The Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Victor Kiladejo, in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA speaks about his life before and after ascension to the throne and interesting things about the custom and tradition in his kingdom.